South East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 50°24′50″N 4°31′12″W / 50.414°N 4.520°W
| South East Cornwall | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of South East Cornwall in Cornwall for the 2010 general election. |
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 Location of Cornwall within England. |
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| County | Cornwall |
| Electorate | 71,851 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Sheryll Murray (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Bodmin |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
South East Cornwall is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
South East Cornwall constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seat of Bodmin. It formerly spanned the districts of Caradon and Restormel, abolished in 2009.
In the United Kingdom general election, 2010 there were some boundary changes with the Stoke Climsland ward being moved to North Cornwall and the Fowey & Tywardreath ward and the St Blazey ward becoming part of the new St Austell and Newquay Parliament constituency.[2]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Robert Hicks | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Colin Breed | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2010 | Sheryll Murray | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: South East Cornwall[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sheryll Murray | 22,390 | 45.1 | +10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Karen Gillard | 19,170 | 38.6 | -8.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Sparling | 3,507 | 7.1 | -3.4 | |
| UKIP | Stephanie McWilliam | 3,083 | 6.2 | +1.1 | |
| Green | Roger Creagh-Osborne | 826 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Roger Holmes | 641 | 1.3 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 3,220 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 49,617 | 68.7 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 9.1 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: South East Cornwall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Colin Breed | 24,986 | 46.7 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Ashley Gray | 18,479 | 34.6 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | Colin Binley | 6,069 | 11.4 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | David Lucas | 2,693 | 5.0 | +1.2 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Graham Sandercock | 769 | 1.4 | -0.9 | |
| Veritas | Anne Assheton-Salton | 459 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,507 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 53,455 | 66.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: South East Cornwall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Colin Breed | 23,756 | 45.9 | -1.2 | |
| Conservative | Ashley Gray | 18,381 | 35.5 | -0.3 | |
| Labour | Bill Stevens | 6,429 | 12.4 | -0.4 | |
| UKIP | Graham Palmer | 1,978 | 3.8 | +1.3 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Kenneth George | 1,209 | 2.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 5,375 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 51,753 | 65.4 | -10.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: South East Cornwall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Colin Breed | 27,044 | 47.1 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | W. M. Lightfoot | 20,564 | 35.8 | -15.1 | |
| Labour | D. M. Kirk | 7,358 | 12.8 | +3.6 | |
| UKIP | J. A. Wonnacott | 1,428 | 2.5 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | P. A. R. Dunbar | 573 | 1.0 | ||
| Liberal | B. Weights | 268 | 0.5 | ||
| Natural Law | M. K. F. Hartley | 197 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 6,480 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 57,400 | 75.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.0 | |||
| General Election 1992: South East Cornwall[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Hicks | 30,565 | 51.0 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robin Teverson | 22,861 | 38.1 | −1.6 | |
| Labour | Linda Gilroy | 5,536 | 9.2 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal | Miss MH Cook | 644 | 1.1 | −38.7 | |
| Anti-Federalist League | AOH Quick | 227 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Miss R Allen | 155 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,704 | 12.8 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 59,988 | 82.1 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Fifth periodical report - Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities, The Stationery Office, 26 February 2007, ISBN 0101703228, http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.asp
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "South East Cornwall statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (MSWord). Acting Returning Officer. Cornwall Council. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=12350c7d-8837-4b51-9ea6-874dfbbbbf7c&version=-1. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
